Meaning of 長年 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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長年, 永年
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Kana Readingながねん, えいねん
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Romajinaganen, einen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- long time; many years
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Example Sentences
長年, 永年, ながねん, えいねん used in context
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Years of effort came to nothing.
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一郎はどことなく傷ついたように言ったが、それが嘘っぱちであることはこいつとの長年の付き合いが教えてくれた。
Ichiro sounded somehow upset but my long years of hanging out with him told me that it was out and out fake.
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She ground down a kitchen knife in the course of many years.
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She's been having trouble with back pain for years.
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Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
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He has spent most of his working life as a diplomat.
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